He’s now best known for his womanising ways, getting drunk, partying and having sex on TV but Geordie Shore star Gaz Beadle has revealed that he once played for Newcastle United Academy.

In an interview with MTV ahead of the debut of Geordie Shore series 12 next month, Prudhoe lad and proud NUFC fan Gaz said: “My best ever memory is probably being 14 years old and a letter came through the post, a white envelope that had the Newcastle badge in the corner, and honestly I’m getting goose pimples now talking about it.”

He continued: “I opened the letter and it was like “Gary Beadle, you have been invited to join Newcastle United Academy.

“I walked into the changing rooms for me first game, we were playing against Sunderland, and the strip was just hung up, that was a good experience.”

It’s not known why Gaz never made it through the ranks at Newcastle United but as we know he’s more likely to score with the ladies than score a goal on the football pitch these days.

Geordie Shore series 12 is set to premier on MTV on Tuesday, March 15 at 10pm.